Cordless battery powered DA polisher?

**trekkeruss** · 03-19-2014, 12:51 PM

Is there no market for such an animal? I have no cordless tools at all, so I don't know if run time would be an issue. I don't know about costs either. But on the face of it, it would seem like a good idea. Thoughts?

**Matt-erhorn** · 03-19-2014, 01:25 PM

Honestly it would probably not enough power and or drain the battery too quickly. I have Meguiar's DA Power System and with my cordless drill there is no correction power. Now given that has a step down on it but still the issue of battery power and probably the additional weight issue.

**cleanmycorolla** · 03-19-2014, 02:43 PM

never, would require too much power and the battery would die.

**wlshephard** · 03-19-2014, 03:03 PM

The battery required to make it run any length of time would make it really heavy and bulky. Cordless tools tend to drain fast under load and a DA would be under a pretty good load just to make a 5 or 6 inch pad orbit not to mention how much the load would be when you put pressure on the tool when you are correcting somthing. So i don't see it being feasible or practical. Somone pretty clever might be able to use the orbit of the tool to help charge the battery while in use though.

**nissenc1337** · 03-19-2014, 03:54 PM

I think so, vehicle manufacturers use cordless tools for extended periods of time for their jobs. Also, folks like Makita have produced a chainsaw that runs on two li-ion batteries.

I laugh because I was thinking of this as well, I have no corded or gas powered tools and they've never let me down. My trimmer can chew through several thousand feet of grass and have enough power left to blow my driveway and other areas.

My bet is that this will happen sooner than later as battery technology improves.

**Matt-erhorn** · 03-19-2014, 04:28 PM

Actually I wanna revise what I said. It's not going to happen right NOW. But I have no doubt that eventually it will happen as battery technology vastly improves. Like anything we use, the battery tech will be there and wouldn't surprise me if it happened soon. With how many battery operated devices we use, and one of the main things that hasn't improved are the batteries.

**artofdetailing** · 03-19-2014, 04:32 PM

It can be done but would take a strong team of engineers, lots of money, and many many hours of research & design. Not sure any of the tools manufacturers want to shell out money for that right now. Maybe in a few years somebody will give it a shot...